CookingBook.in
Motichoor Modak Recipe

Motichoor Modak Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 60 M
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Diet Vegetarian

Modak is very popular sweet dish which is prepared especially during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. There are many variations of Modak, but this one is made using the sweet boondi. Try this at your home and we are sure you will love every bit of it.

Ingredients

  • For making boondis:
  • 1/2 cup Gram flour (besan)
  • Salt
  • as per your taste
  • pinch Orange color
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • pinch Baking soda
  • Water
  • as required
  • Oil
  • as required
  • for frying boondis
  • For making sugar syrup
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • For toppings
  • 10 to 12 Saffron strands
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
  • pinch Salt
  • optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon Rose water
  • 1 teaspoon Melon seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Almonds (Badam)
  • crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Motichoor Modak recipe, sieve the besan

Step 2

To this add in salt, orange food colour and ghee

Step 3

Mix them well

Step 4

Next, add in water, little by little & make them into smooth batter

Step 5

The consistency should be like thick dosa batter

Step 6

Heat oil in a wok/kadai and just before making the boondis, add in the baking soda & give a quick mix

Step 7

When the oil is hot, using a perforated laddle making the boondis as shown in the picture

Step 8

When they are 3/4th done, remove them & drain them in a kitchen towel

Step 9

Repeat the same procedure until done

Step 10

When boondis are done, allow them to cool down completely & grind them into coarse powder

Step 11

Heat sugar & water in a kadai/wok on medium flame

Step 12

When it reaches the one string consistency, add in orange food colour & switch off the flame

Step 13

To the coarsely powdered boondis, add in the crushed almonds, melon seeds, salt, rose water, cardamom powder, saffron & ghee

Step 14

Mix them roughly

Step 15

Then add in the sugar syrup little by little and you will end up in using in all the syrup

Step 16

Mix them well

Step 17

Cover this and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes so that the boondi absorbs all the flavours

Step 18

After 20 minutes, mix them again with your hands

Step 19

Take a modak mould, grease them with ghee lightly, fill in the boondis

Step 20

Make them into modak shape

Step 21

Keep in the fridge for sometime & then serve

Step 22

Serve Motichoor Modak as a religious offering during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival or as a sweet dish after your meal of Achari Masala Puri and Aloo Dum

Share this recipe